96-98 points Neal Martin (Vinous): "The 2019 Ruchottes-Chambertin Clos des Ruchottes Grand Cru has a thrilling bouquet struck through with mineral-rich red berry fruit that teasingly takes time to unfurl in the glass; you can sense the limestone, and hints of graphite emerge later. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grained tannins, quite piquant in style, leading to an edgy, slightly chalky finish that bristles with energy. This has great potential as a poised Ruchottes. Drink: 2025-2050. (Dec 2020)"
97 points La Revue du Vin de France: "The ruchottes unfolds all its slender sap. Its fine texture is supported by an intrinsic freshness and becomes vibrant on the finish. (2022)"
94-96 points Jasper Morris, MW (Inside Burgundy): "If anything, an even deeper purple, this starts with an enviable succulence then finishes on a touch of barrel toast. Quite high-toned aromatics, very dark cherry, showing character at both ends, though just at the moment the middle ground needs to develop further. I have a feeling of a wine with significant potential that is not quite at its ease today. (Oct 2020)"
95 points Allen Meadows (Burghound): "(1.06 ha; 20% new wood). An elegant combination is comprised by notes of various red berries, especially essence of cherry, along with anise, the sauvage and a pretty dollop of spice elements, all of which is trimmed in enough wood to notice. The energetic and beautifully well-detailed and tautly muscular yet elegant flavors brim with an abundance of dry extract and minerality while concluding in a decidedly sleek and stunningly long finish that evidences a hint of youthful austerity. This markedly firm effort is gorgeous and possesses the wherewithal to age and improve for two to three decades. Drink: 2034+. (Jan 2022)"
93-95 points William Kelley (Wine Advocate): "Notes of red berries and plums mingle with hints of rose petals, peonies, grilled meats and forest floor in an inviting bouquet, introducing Rousseau's 2019 Ruchottes-Chambertin Grand Cru Clos des Ruchottes, a medium to full-bodied, bright and lively wine that's ethereal and perfumed, with a pretty core of fruit and a long, saline finish. (Jan 2021)"
94 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The 2019 Clos des Ruchottes is a superb wine. The bouquet is already beautifully expressive, offering up scents of black cherries, sweet dark berries, grilled meats, chocolate, a superbly complex base of soil tones and a lovely framing of new oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, long and nicely structured out of the blocks, with ripe tannins, fine focus and grip and a long, complex and seamlessly balanced finish. This has a plush core of fruit waiting in the wings, but it will demand a fair bit of time in the cellar to allow the tannins to fall away before it starts to drink with generosity. Fine, fine juice. Drink: 2032-2085. (Jan/Feb 2022)"
97 points La Revue du Vin de France: "The ruchottes unfolds all its slender sap. Its fine texture is supported by an intrinsic freshness and becomes vibrant on the finish. (2022)"
94-96 points Jasper Morris, MW (Inside Burgundy): "If anything, an even deeper purple, this starts with an enviable succulence then finishes on a touch of barrel toast. Quite high-toned aromatics, very dark cherry, showing character at both ends, though just at the moment the middle ground needs to develop further. I have a feeling of a wine with significant potential that is not quite at its ease today. (Oct 2020)"
95 points Allen Meadows (Burghound): "(1.06 ha; 20% new wood). An elegant combination is comprised by notes of various red berries, especially essence of cherry, along with anise, the sauvage and a pretty dollop of spice elements, all of which is trimmed in enough wood to notice. The energetic and beautifully well-detailed and tautly muscular yet elegant flavors brim with an abundance of dry extract and minerality while concluding in a decidedly sleek and stunningly long finish that evidences a hint of youthful austerity. This markedly firm effort is gorgeous and possesses the wherewithal to age and improve for two to three decades. Drink: 2034+. (Jan 2022)"
93-95 points William Kelley (Wine Advocate): "Notes of red berries and plums mingle with hints of rose petals, peonies, grilled meats and forest floor in an inviting bouquet, introducing Rousseau's 2019 Ruchottes-Chambertin Grand Cru Clos des Ruchottes, a medium to full-bodied, bright and lively wine that's ethereal and perfumed, with a pretty core of fruit and a long, saline finish. (Jan 2021)"
94 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The 2019 Clos des Ruchottes is a superb wine. The bouquet is already beautifully expressive, offering up scents of black cherries, sweet dark berries, grilled meats, chocolate, a superbly complex base of soil tones and a lovely framing of new oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, long and nicely structured out of the blocks, with ripe tannins, fine focus and grip and a long, complex and seamlessly balanced finish. This has a plush core of fruit waiting in the wings, but it will demand a fair bit of time in the cellar to allow the tannins to fall away before it starts to drink with generosity. Fine, fine juice. Drink: 2032-2085. (Jan/Feb 2022)"
| Product SKU | 345809 |
| Producer | Rousseau |
| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
| SubRegion | Côte de Nuits |
| Appellation | Gevrey-Chambertin |
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| Designation | Grand Cru|Monopole |
| Vintage | 2019 |
| Size | 750ml |
| Color | Red |
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